The Green Bay Packers and general manager Ted Thompson have had at least $17 million in salary cap room for seven times in the last 10 seasons. Green Bay had $23.8 million available before signing DT Letroy Guion to an extension last week. The Packers have $137,619,485 in salary cap charges off their books, according to a source. They currently rank 16th in the league in available cap room based on a $153 million limit.

Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy is fed up with general manager Ted Thompson's unwillingness to take a chance and reinforce the roster with veteran players through free agency, according to several sources.

Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy said the team considers signing general manager Ted Thompson to a contract extension as one of their top priorities. Murphy said Thompson has told the team he has no plans to retire in the foreseeable future.

Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson, who was the subject of departure rumors earlier this month, told the media he was "just getting started" following the NFL Draft and any talk of his leaving was false.

Free-agent DL Cullen Jenkins (Eagles) is not likely to return to the Packers after being cut by the Eagles Monday, Feb. 25, according to Mike Vandermause of the Green Bay Press Gazette. Vandermause points out Packers general manager Ted Thompson let Jenkins go in free agency two years ago, and that Thompson historically does not sign 32-year- old players. Vandermause also suggests the team will likely look to fill their need on the defensive line with a younger player.

Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers said WR Randall Cobb is arguably the best draft pick during general manager Ted Thompson's tenure. "Randall is probably going to go down as one of the better picks in Ted Thompson's career, if not the best," Rodgers said of the 64th overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. "I think to get him where we got him, the kind of person that he is, the approach that he has, his knowledge of the game, what he adds to our team, his locker room presence, he is a personnel and a coach's dream."